Новости за 03.08.2023

SHAWNEE (KSNT) - A local school got its students involved in a project to protect birds with no place to go. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) partnered with a local bird sanctuary and a school to provide homes for chimney swifts. KDWP Chickadee Checkoff program, Topeka Audubon Society members, and Topeka Collegiate [...]

What We’re Tracking Tonight, we are watching a complex of storms to make their way into the viewing area during the overnight hours. Some storms could be strong to severe. The greatest risk looks to be in the western portions of the viewing area. We dry out from these storm around midday. We've been dominated [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - 18 medical data breaches have affected more than 480,000 Kansans since Nov. 5, 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Under section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the DHHS Office for Civil Rights keeps a list of data breaches of protected health information that have affected 500 [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The KDA has started to pursue the revocation of the lodging license for Travelers Inn on Thursday after a Kansas Department of Agriculture inspection found numerous violations. The Topeka Police Department assisted the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Lodging Division, according to City of Topeka Spokesperson Rosie Nichols. On July [...]

The City of Sedan in southeast Kansas is in a stage 3 water emergency.

The 1918 De Havilland DH-4 biplane is known as the "Bleckley Plane."

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department (TPD) is assisting the Kansas Department of Agriculture in a lodging issue at Travelers Inn in south Topeka. City of Topeka Spokesperson Rosie Nichols confirmed TPD was assisting the Kansas Department of Food Safety & Lodging Division on Thursday. KSNT News reached out to the KDA to confirm [...]

NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT)- The preseason watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy includes at least three names very familiar to football fans in Kansas. K-State wide receiver Phillip Brooks and quarterback Will Howard are both on the watch list, as is KU quarterback Jalon Daniels. The award, established in 2005, honors college football players for service [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT)- Highland Park product Bo Aldridge will attend school in Wichita before playing college basketball. The 6-foot-4 guard announced on social media Thursday that he will join Sunrise Christian Academy. Sunrise is one of the premiere college basketball academies in America. He has college offers from Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Wichita State, Ole Miss and [...]

MANHATTAN (KSNT)- Kansas State University is getting ready for the upcoming 2023 fall semester that officially starts on August 21. Unofficially, things get kicked off on Wednesday, August 16, with students moving into the dorms. Thomas Lane, the VP for Student Life and the Dean of Students joined the 27 News morning show to speak [...]

Thunderstorms are moving across the area this morning, and should come to an end by the afternoon. Highs today will be in the lower to middle 90s, but with high humidity lingering, some of our southern counties could still see heat index values as high as 105° to 110°. Most locations will see feels like [...]

Football teams always desire fire and intensity throughout their squad.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Parts of the U.S. Capitol were under lockdown Wednesday as Capitol Police responded to what was thought to be an active shooter threat. "We found no confirmation that there was an active shooter," said Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger. It is now believed to be a bogus call, Manger said. "The original [...]

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - The Jayhawks get another top commitment, and he's joining the team for the 2023-24 season. Johnny Furphy committed to KU on Wednesday and is reclassifying to 2023, according to 247 Sports. Furphy, an Australia native, got a lot of recognition at the NBA Academy Games in Atlanta and the Sportradar Showdown in [...]

EMPORIA (KSNT) - Serving with the Army overseas in Afghanistan, Dr. Bryce Heitman learned quite a lot from his seven years of active duty. The skills he was tested on every day turned him into the doctor he always wanted to be. For Bryce, becoming a physician wasn't a question of if, but when. “I [...]

SHAWNEE CO. (KSNT) - In less than two weeks, you'll be able to witness the annual Perseid meteor shower. This takes place as earth crosses into the debris trail of the parent comets with Tuttle. The peak nights for the shower will be Aug. 12 and 13 as the meteors will be coming from the [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Shockwave Aqua Fitness is an aerobic fitness exercise that is performed in the water. "We started this in Topeka in 2019," Sharlie Peterson, Shockwave Aqua Fitness owner and instructor said. We wanted to separate ourselves from other aqua fitness programs in the area. We teach fun and affective aqua fitness of all [...]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (KSNT) - KU fans can stream the men's basketball team's three exhibition games in Puerto Rico, the university announced Wednesday. The games will be streamed at KUAthletics.com and can be seen on the KU Athletics Facebook page. The stream will be linked with the Jayhawk Radio Network broadcast with Brian Hanni [...]

BROWN CO. (KSNT) - Law enforcement is on the hunt for the owners of stolen items. The Brown County Sheriff's Office is asking for the community's help identifying the owners of stolen property. Sheriff John Merchant told 27 News the Brown County Sheriff's Office is following up on the community's concerns following the investigations of [...]

TOPEKA (KSNT) - What better way to kick off the new school year than with a new car? USD 501 and Lewis Toyota of Topeka partnered to do something special for staff ahead of the 2023 school year. Barbie Atkins, an art teacher at Robinson Middle School and previous Teacher of the Year for Topeka [...]